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Mario's Raccoon Suit Enrages PETA

Posted by samzenpus on from the thin-skins dept.

redletterdave writes "PETA believes Nintendo's iconic plumber Mario takes a 'pro fur' stance" because he 'wears the skin of a raccoon dog to give him special powers' in the new handheld game released Nov. 13. PETA illustrated its disgust with Nintendo in an online campaign called 'Mario Kills Tanooki.' The page includes a side-scrolling Super Mario-style game called 'Super Tanooki Skin 2D,' where you play an angry, skinless tanuki that must chase a bloody raccoon-pelt-wearing-Mario across a 16-bit world and try to reclaim its fur."

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  1. Re:More Specifically Aimed at Chinese Fur Farms by Fraktyl · · Score: 4, Interesting

    This is PETA. They're not exactly known for their rational thought processes.

  2. Conspiracy!!! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Interesting

    I get the feeling time will prove Peta is a money laundering operation. They just do crazy shit on the side to make themselves think like they are a legitimate operation. There can't possibly be that many nut jobs to continue funding their actions.

  3. PETA ... by gstrickler · · Score: 5, Interesting

    kills 85% of animals it receives.

    PETA is launching a soft-port .xxx site and put out a gruesome comic book named "Your Mommy Kills Animals" targeted at children.

    I have nothing but contempt for PETA. Even If I were a vegetarian/vegan, I would distance myself from that organization as much as possible.

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    make imaginary.friends COUNT=100 VISIBLE=false
  4. Re:More Specifically Aimed at Chinese Fur Farms by jzuccaro · · Score: 4, Interesting

    What is their opinion on Mario killing turtles and fish?